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...boosted by standout play from some of its most uncertain positions, with several youngsters proving themselves worthy of the starting jobs they were penciled in for during the preseason. New shortstop Jeff Stoeckel had a hot trip at the plate on top of his ever-solid glove work, freshman slugger Andrew Prince displayed his middle-of-the-order power, and junior right-hander Brad Unger delivered the best pitching performance of his collegiate career.HARVARD 10, BARRY 5The Crimson ended its trip with a bang, rapping out 16 hits en route to an easy 10-5 win over Barry...
DIED. Hank Bauer, 84, gruff former U.S. Marine and linchpin for the New York Yankees during the team's run of nine pennants and seven World Series from 1949 to 1959; in Shawnee Mission, Kans. The hard-nosed slugger won two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star for heroism during World War II. As a player, he set a Series record by hitting safely in 17 consecutive games. He later managed the Baltimore Orioles to their first Series title, in a memorable upset over the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1966. The two-time American League manager of the year said...
...Francisco Giants may no longer be willing to write controversial slugger Barry Bonds a virtual blank check for chasing the home-run record, but that doesn't mean they'll try - or be able - to stop him from cashing his mere $15.8 million paycheck this year...
...WILLIAMS When the Red Sox slugger died in 2002, his son had him cryonically preserved in Arizona. His daughter sued, saying his will called for cremation, but she lost owing to a family pact Ted had signed...
...even had a little personal experience with records. My last year in Greenwich Village Little League, a six-foot slugger named Jonathan Trotman blasted more than a dozen home runs over the fence in left-center, shattering what was believed to be the previous GVLL season best...